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We Enjoyed the Pandemic Shut Down
We actually enjoyed the down time together as a family
People look at me crazy when I tell them how much we enjoyed the shut down in 2020. I know this wasn’t the experience for everyone, but I purposed to have good memories during that time. Our lives are typically always filled with sports, so we spend a lot of time on the road. This forced us to stop and breathe for a while.
On March 13, 2020 I picked my kids up like a normal Friday. We didn’t realize that by that evening school would be canceled for the whole next week. Louisiana officially shut down on March 16th, and we knew we were all in for a new “normal” for quite a while.
I decided very early on that I wanted my children to remember this time differently. I didn’t want them to look back in 30 years and remember fear and anxiety. I wanted them to have good memories.
So, I set out to do just that.
I also documented our daily life on social media. I did this more for my dad more than anyone because it helped him feel not so separated from us. Sure, people probably got tired of my posts, but I told them to just unfollow me. Posting daily was something I was going to do for the duration of the Stay at Home Order.
